Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
JOHN THoRBURNS SUICIDE.

The announcement that John ).
Thorburn had hung himself was
speedily circulated among our citi-
zens early Saturday evening. Mr..
Thorburn's residence is situated
near the eastern limits of the city,
where he and his wife lived alone.
1t appears that he arranged success
fully TO have his wife come to town
on business that afternoon. Upon
her return shortly after O'Clock she
found the house locked and the key
placed where it was their custom.
catering the house note was dis
covered which read
"Disease has brought me to this.
For years / have been sick. Am
1 tired"
Ia connection with this were sug
gestions as to personal affairs, such
as cut no figure in matter of news.
Mrs. Tholburn at once went to the
barn where the sight of her lifeless
husband suspended by rope pre-
sented itself Her screams soon
brought neighbors, and the proper
/ officials were immediately notified
The body was then taken down and
conveyed to the house, and during
the evening an inquest held which
resulted in the jury finding shat
said John S. Thorburu came to his
death on the 2lst day of May, 1887,
/ by hanging himself with rope,
adjusted by his own hands, in his
/ barn"
As facts and incidents of pro-
cedure during the last few weeks of
his life come to light there
is every reason to believe that Mr..
Thorborn had premeditated the re-
suit The precision with which he
had arranged his affairs, his remarks
To friends as To his hopeless CON
dltion, and his melancholy mood are
satisfactory evidence now that his
end was as as he had calculated on,
but no one suspected it before hand.
As his note indicted he had been
sick for some time, yet not but
what he could get around and walk
in town, which he did the day be-
fore the suicide.
Mr.. Thorborn was about 70 years
old. He came to America in l84l,
settling near Madison for a brief
perlod. Otherwise, with the ex-
ception of few years spent in Cali
fornia, he had been constant resi-
dent of Mineral Point. He was a
man of quiet, reserved nature. No
children survive him. A respect
able amount of this worlds goods
ls left. The shock to the aged and
devoted wife fell with great force,
and to her the whole community
extends much sympathy.
DELLER's stock of dress goods is
larger this spring than it has been
for years. Everything in that line
that is new you can find there, and
at low prices.
FRANK SPENsLEY, who is agent
for the Osborne harvester and self
binder, exhibited to us the other
day few of the many meritorious
features of his machine. The Os-
borne is the result of much study
and experiment and in its conception
and development the highest order
Of inventive and mechanical talent
has evidently been employed.
Llghtness, durability and simplicity
are special features The foundation
OF life Of the machine Is the indies
truetabie character of the steel aud
malleable iron used ia It's constrac-
uou. How it can be otherwise than
successful seems a mystery. For
further pointers and particulars call
on Frank, VINO takes great pleasure
III showing up and discussing the
merits of the Osborne.
II appears from the daily papers
that the safe robbers aud burg are
Of our country have become dis
couraged in their work OF blowing
open bank safes, and are turning
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